Train For Mt Kenya: A Beginner’s Guide to Getting Mount Kenya Ready
As you train for Mt. Kenya, your preparation must be adequate to ensure that you are fit for Mt. Ken…
Outdoorer helps you go farther, climb higher, and conquer yourself. We are a community of adventure die-hards helping hikers find their ways back to themselves, one hike at a time.
Aberdares
Aberdare Range, Nyandarua County
Mt. Suswa
Mt. Suswa Conservancy, Rift Valley
Rift Valley
Rift Valley, Nakuru County
Aberdares
Aberdare Range, Nyandarua County
Rift Valley
Rift Valley, Nakuru County
Aberdares
Aberdare Range, Nyandarua County
Aberdares
Aberdare Range, Nyandarua County
Mt. Kenya Naromoru Gate
Mt. Kenya National Park, Nyeri County
Whether you are only getting started or you are already fast on your way to unleashing the beast hiker in you, we have a program in our hiking academy just for you. And if you are serious about living outside, we can move you from zero to hero in just 10 months!
If you are a solo hiker looking to join a community, our scheduled events give you the perfect opportunity to meet other hiking enthusiasts, network, and build life-long friendships. We have scheduled hiking activities all year round.
Founded by outdoor diehards, Outdoorer is your one-stop shop for all matters hiking and mountaineering. How about checking out our carefully selected array of hiking gear?
From beginner to pro hiker, the programs in our hiking academy teach you how to walk the great outdoors safely and securely so that you can truly unlock your mountain.
Hiking is a high-risk activity like most other sports. All our excursions have at least one skilled paramedic on board to take care of you in case of injury.
Getting lost is not funny; therefore, we do not negotiate on your safety on the trails. We engage sufficient local guides and support staff to ensure a 10:1 participant to guide ratio.
Team Outdoorer boasts thousands of hours spent in the great outdoors learning, practicing, and iterating the best formulas for safety and growth. Hiking is our business and we mean business.
We have something going on every Saturday. Our events bring together people from different walks of life, uniting them under one common need: to connect with self, others, and nature.
Our team is made up of competent hikers, each bagging years of experience on diverse trails. Their proficiency and unmatched attention to every hiker’s needs are the pillars upon which the Outdoorer Community is built.
I came across the #beginnertomtkenya program in December 2020, at a time when the pandemic had brought my business to its knees. I badly wanted to sign up for the program amidst these mixed emotions. I decided to not wait for things to get better, so I went ahead. My family and friends expressed concerns about how… Read more “My only resolution for the year 2021 was: do hard things!”
Climbing Mt. Kenya in 2021 was nowhere in my plans for 2021. In fact, I remember on my birthday in January, a friend suggested to a few of us that we climb Mt. Longonot and I thought that was so funny! This must have, however, stuck in my mind, as towards the end of January,… Read more “I don’t think I have had as many conversations with God as I did while on this trek”
Being kind to myself. This statement got a new and real meaning over the last 3 months as I prepared for the Mt Kenya climb! Being the extrovert I am, the limited movement and contact with people since the pandemic was hard for me. The adjustment was crazy but staying safe was the number one… Read more “Mine was a journey of kindness to self”
I have always wanted to push myself beyond my physique. When I set out to scale Lenana Peak, nobody believed I could make it — myself included; but what is ambition if it doesn’t scare you? I have been pushed out of my comfort zone and set out a clear plan for fitness, and had… Read more “When I set out to scale Lenana Peak, nobody believed I could make it”
I am a hiker, not a marathoner.
The mountain is not going anywhere, I am.
I will keep a moderate pace to save my life and health today.
So, if I don't summit today I can do it all over again next time.
I will never conquer the mountain but I can conquer myself.
I will unlock my mountain.
Hiking is a great way to be outdoors, stay active, relieve stress, enjoy nature, bond with your family and friends, or just have some fun.
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